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Turkey Tribunal started this petition to Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (President of Republic of Turkey) and Bekir Bozdağ (Justice Minister) We therefore ask the AKP government to stop mass arrests and end all other human rights violations and not to further compromise democracy, justice and the rule of law. We invite everybody who shares our concerns to take action to help stop mass arrests and other violations of law carried out by the Turkish government under the pretext of fighting terrorism which interfere with human rights and freedoms. Please answer our call!
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STOP MASS DETENTIONS!
'Mass detentions', which started with the detention of more than 5,000 protesters during the Gezi Park protests of 2013, have become Turkey’s new normal following the coup attempt in 2016. An average of 70 people is arrested by the police as reported by international human rights organisations.
In the last 6 years, approximately 2 million Turkish citizens have been charged with terrorism offences and 512,000 of them have been prosecuted.
The police operations target civil servants, politicians and other members of the public from all walks of life as well as prominent figures such as of Selahattin Demirtaş, Osman Kavala, Alpaslan Altan, who were not released from prison despite ECtHR decisions ordering their release.
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STOP MASS DETENTIONS!
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Dear Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (President of Republic of Turkey) and Bekir Bozdağ (Justice Minister),
In the early 2000s, Turkey was seen a model Muslim and democratic country at meeting point of European and Asian civilizations. The ruling AKP’s discourse and policies in the firsts years of its government as to improving the democracy and making the rule of law prevail as well as seeking to be a part of the European Union were welcomed by advocates of democracy everywhere.
Since 2012, the political power has started to move away from democracy, justice, the rule of law and human rights. Abandoning its priority of improving democracy, it has begun to be associated with police operations against opposition groups, extrajudicial killings, unfair trials, torture and kidnappings.
In the last 6 years, approximately 2 million Turkish citizens have been charged with terrorism offences and 512,000 of them have been prosecuted. 320,000 people have been convicted and 131,000 people have been imprisoned. There are more than 30,000 Turkish citizens, including the sick, the elderly, the disabled and children, a who are currently imprisoned for terrorism offences with tens of thousands of others facing the same fate.
‘Mass detentions’, which started with the detention of more than 5,000 protesters during the Gezi Park protests of 2013, have become Turkey’s new normal following the coup attempt in 2016. An average of 70 people is arrested by the police as reported by international human rights organisations. The police operations target civil servants, politicians and other members of the public from all walks of life as well as prominent figures such as of Selahattin Demirtaş, Osman Kavala, Alpaslan Altan, who were not released from prison despite ECtHR decisions ordering their release.
This situation deeply saddens us as friends/supporters of Turkey. We hope and ask that:
* Turkey reverses its direction towards being a modern and exemplary democracy. The reestablishment of justice will revive the respect for democracy, the rule of law and human rights;
* People are not victimised because of their ethnicity, religion or sexual preferences, and those who are critical of the government’s policies are not labelled as “terrorists”, they and their families are no longer targeted by criminal investigations, extrajudicial killings, and unfair trials;
* The government no longer tries to divert attention from social or political problems by way of mass detentions and law enforcement and judicial bodies no longer treat police operations and mass arrests which target opposition groups as a sign of merit;
* Human rights, especially freedom of expression and right to liberty and security, are not treated as a threat.
We therefore ask the AKP government to stop mass arrests and end all other human rights violations and not to further compromise democracy, justice and the rule of law.
We invite everybody who shares our concerns to take action to help stop mass arrests and other violations of law carried out by the Turkish government under the pretext of fighting terrorism which interfere with human rights and freedoms.
Sincerely,
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Since 2012, the political power has started to move away from democracy, justice, the rule of law and human rights. Abandoning its priority of improving democracy, it has begun to be associated with police operations against opposition groups, extrajudicial killings, unfair trials, torture and kidnappings.
In the last 6 years, approximately 2 million Turkish citizens have been charged with terrorism offences and 512,000 of them have been prosecuted. 320,000 people have been convicted and 131,000 people have been imprisoned. There are more than 30,000 Turkish citizens, including the sick, the elderly, the disabled and children, a who are currently imprisoned for terrorism offences with tens of thousands of others facing the same fate.
In the last 6 years, approximately 2 million Turkish citizens have been charged with terrorism offences and 512,000 of them have been prosecuted. 320,000 people have been convicted and 131,000 people have been imprisoned. There are more than 30,000 Turkish citizens, including the sick, the elderly, the disabled and children, a who are currently imprisoned for terrorism offences with tens of thousands of others facing the same fate.
‘Mass detentions’, which started with the detention of more than 5,000 protesters during the Gezi Park protests of 2013, have become Turkey’s new normal following the coup attempt in 2016. An average of 70 people is arrested by the police as reported by international human rights organisations. The police operations target civil servants, politicians and other members of the public from all walks of life as well as prominent figures such as of Selahattin Demirtaş, Osman Kavala, Alpaslan Altan, who were not released from prison despite ECtHR decisions ordering their release.
This situation deeply saddens us as friends/supporters of Turkey. We hope and ask that:
* Turkey reverses its direction towards being a modern and exemplary democracy. The reestablishment of justice will revive the respect for democracy, the rule of law and human rights;
* People are not victimised because of their ethnicity, religion or sexual preferences, and those who are critical of the government’s policies are not labelled as “terrorists”, they and their families are no longer targeted by criminal investigations, extrajudicial killings, and unfair trials;
* The government no longer tries to divert attention from social or political problems by way of mass detentions and law enforcement and judicial bodies no longer treat police operations and mass arrests which target opposition groups as a sign of merit;
* Human rights, especially freedom of expression and right to liberty and security, are not treated as a threat.
We therefore ask the AKP government to stop mass arrests and end all other human rights violations and not to further compromise democracy, justice and the rule of law.
We invite everybody who shares our concerns to take action to help stop mass arrests and other violations of law carried out by the Turkish government under the pretext of fighting terrorism which interfere with human rights and freedoms.
Please answer our call!